I arrived Knoxville early in the morning and I immediately did not like it (at least near where to busterminal was located). Once I walked a few minutes up the road, I did find the city center and it was a bit better, but as soon as I got that first look of the bus station, I booked my onward ticket toNashville for later that night. Knoxville is located in Knox county and used to be the capital of Tennessee in the early 1800s. It also has a bit of history in that the Union and Confederate armies in the civil war had a big battle here. Both sides took control of this town at one point during the Civil War. The city has a market square with an open courtyard where they play music and have outdoor restaurants. I also stopped by the river to have a look at the city from the river and saw the churches that are quite a bit older than the west coast churches are in the west coast.